OEM User's Guide

OEM User’s Guide—520330-001
Glossary-1
Glossary
Adapter. Used as a generic term to describe the general notion of an interface adapter. It can
be either the EM Adapter or the OEM Adapter.
Client. Client applications that use the OEM Server.
Enterprise Management (EM) Adapter. Provides an encapsulated adapter interface
between the enterprise management framework and the OEM Server. It is an ActiveX
component.
Enterprise Management (EM) Framework. The enterprise management framework
currently operating on the workstation. For example, a framework could be the Compaq
OIL or Tivoli. From the client and OEM Server perspective, it does not matter which
framework is running.
OEM Adapter. The OEM Adapter is a generic adapter used by the OEM Gateway. This
adapter also serves as an adapter skeleton as well as a means for development, test, and
validation of an enterprise specific adapter. It is an ActiveX component.
OEM Gateway. The term OEM Gateway refers to the overall Open Enterprise Management
architecture described in this document, including the OEM Server, OEM Adapter, EM
Adapter, and associated request and callback API calls.
OEM Server. The term OEM Server refers to the Open Enterprise Management Server
portion of the OEM Gateway described in this document. The OEM Server provides
communication between the Clients and the EM Adapter. The EM Adapter in turn
communicates with the enterprise management framework. It is an ActiveX component.